Operating mechanism for churns



(No Model.)

W. .G. PATTERSON.

OPERATING MECHANISM FOR UHURNVS} I Patented Jan, 24, 1888.

I UN TE STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WILLrAMomMEs PATTERSON, or CLAYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

OPERATING MECHANISM FOR CHURNS.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,752, dated January24, 188t l Application filed March 16, 1887. Serial N 231,136. (Nomodel.)

churn the dasher rod of which may be easily I operated, and which shallbe automatically churn-body by screws 0 a, so as to permit the V andquickly raised after it has been depressed by the person using thechurn.

To the above purposes my invention consists in certain peculiar andnovel features of construction and arrangement, as hereinafterdescribed'and claimed.

In order that myinvention may be fully understood, I proceed to describeitwith reference to the accompanying drawing, in which the figureillustrates a perspective view of a J churn-barrel. with my improvementsapplied thereto.

In the said drawing, designatesthe body or barrel of the churn, saidbody being placed in vertical position, as shown.

b b designate two open uprights, which are secured at their lower endsto the sides of'the ready attachment and removal of the standards. Thestandards b b are braced together at their upper ends by 'a crossbar,(I, one end of which extends outward beyond the contiguous upright b,and is curved downward, as

shown at d.

e designates the dasher rod, the upper end of whichis attached by apivot, e, to the oper-.

ating-leverf. The operating-leverfis pivoted atf to the lower end of alink, theupper end of which is in turn pivoted at g to the lowerextremity of the curved end d of the cross-bar d. The leverf extendsoutward beyondtheupright b, and carries at its free ex- I tremity apendent bar, h, which is pivoted at its upper end to the outer end oflever' f, as

shown at h. The operating-lever) is sustained normally in horizontalposition by two spiral springs, t t, which are secured at their upperends to the crossbar d at'opposite.

sides. of the upright b, and at their lower ends to correspondingpointson the lever f, so that l one spring lies between the uprights b b andthe other between the upright b and the curved portion at, of thecross-bar d. A handle, h, is

formed upon or suitably secured to the lower end of the bar h, so as tobe conveniently grasped by the operators hand.

From the above description it will be seen that by pulling upon the barh the leverf will be quickly depressed and impart a forcible downwardmovement to the dasher-rod e, and

that assoon as the lever f 'is released-feomthe pull the two springs itwill draw the leverf upward with much force The two springs it are soplaced as to render the movements of the lever f very rapid and steadyand relieve the fulcrum f of the operating-lever from strain. 4

The entire device is simple and durable in constructiomandmay be.readily applied to and removed from the ohurn-body.

I claim as new and desire to secure by ters Patent,

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The combination, with the uprights'b b and the cross-bar d, having thecurved end d, f

of the operating-lever f, connected to the curved portion d by thelinkg, and the springs t 2", arranged as described, for sustaining andretracting the operatinglever, substantially as set forth. a Intestimony whereof I affix my presenceof twowitnesses.

WILLIAM 'GRIllIES PATTERSON.

Witnesses:

CHESTER Horn, THOMAS RITEZEL.

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